Edward II

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano. In this new restoration of the iconic New Queer Cinema classic, Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston - who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence - sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) as Edward's spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox. directed by: Derek Jarman starring: Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton, Jerome Flynn, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, Annie Lennox, Nigel Terry 1991 / 90 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray Documentary Featurette: Derek's Edward Booklet with a new essay by film critic Kyle Turner, an essay by Bruce LaBruce and a prologue by Tilda Swinton English subtitles